Somos tú y yo, un nuevo día (English: It's You and Me, a New Day) is a Venezuelan musical teen drama television series broadcast by Venevisión from 17 August 2009 to 15 December 2010. Created by Vladimir Pérez and produced by Venevisión International Productions, it is the third season and a stand-alone sequel of Somos tú y yo (2007–2008), reset in the 1950s and inspired by the American musical film Grease.
Sheryl Rubio and Víctor Drija reprise their roles as Sheryl and Víctor; Rosmeri Marval, who had played the lead antagonist in the parent series, returns as a co-lead. The series was broadcast internationally by Boomerang Latin America and, in Italy, by Rai Gulp from 7 July 2016.
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Plot
Set in the 1950s, the series follows a group of teenagers at a performing-arts academy. Sheryl Sánchez (known as "Candy") and Víctor Rodríguez fall in love amid musical rivalries, friendships and the social conventions of the period. The storyline reworks the central romance and ensemble-musical structure of Grease for a Venezuelan teenage audience.
Cast
Sheryl Rubio as Sheryl Sánchez / Candy
Víctor Drija as Víctor Rodríguez
Rosmeri Marval as Rosmery Pánfila "Ross" Rivas
Arán de las Casas as Arán Gutiérrez
Gabriel Coronel as Gabriel Velázquez
Hendrick Bages as Hendrick Welles
Oriana Ramírez as Oriana del Castillo
Jorge Torres as Jorge Gómez
Kelly Durán as Kelly Mendoza
Bárbara Di Flaviano as Bárbara Granadillo
Luis Pérez Pons as Director Granadillo
José Vieira as Sr. Rodríguez
Production
In 2008, Venevisión International announced that Somos tú y yo would receive a stand-alone sequel set in the 1950s and modelled on Grease. Filming for the new series began on 5 March 2009 and ended on 21 May 2009, with the cast performing original songs in addition to acting. Production continued the use of musical numbers, choreography and on-screen performances that had been a feature of the earlier seasons.
Broadcast
The series premiered in Venezuela on Venevisión on 17 August 2009 and ended on 15 December 2010. It was broadcast internationally by Boomerang Latin America, where it received a wide release across Latin America. In Italy, it was broadcast on Rai Gulp under the abridged title Un nuevo día beginning on 7 July 2016.
After the series concluded, Venevisión produced a further follow-up, No puede ser (also known as NPS: No puede ser), which premiered on 25 July 2011.
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album Somos tú y yo, un nuevo día was released on 2 September 2009 by Universal Music on CD and digital download. The series's theme song, "Somos tú y yo, un nuevo día", is performed by Sheryl Rubio and Víctor Drija.